Double-Station Wheel Deburring Device with Interactive Tables
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current deburring technologies for machined wheels are inefficient in simultaneously removing burrs from multiple areas such as outer rims, risers, and valve holes, leading to increased production time and costs.
Innovation Solution
A double-station wheel deburring device with interactive working tables allows for simultaneous feeding and discharging operations at separate stations, integrating takt time and enhancing production efficiency by coordinating a wheel double-station exchange system and a cutter feeding system to perform deburring on two wheels simultaneously.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional single-station deburring equipment is used, then the device complexity is low, but the productivity is low because feeding and discharging operations cannot be performed simultaneously with deburring operations
Solution Approach 1:
The deburring device is divided into two independent working stations: a first working station for deburring operations and a second working station for feeding and discharging operations. Each station operates independently but coordinates through the rotating table mechanism, allowing simultaneous execution of different operations without interfering with each other.
Solution Approach 2:
The device merges multiple functions (deburring, feeding, discharging, and workpiece rotation) into a single integrated system. The rotating table serves as a common platform that coordinates the movement of workpieces between stations, combining what would traditionally require separate machines into one unified device.
2Loss of time
If multiple burr removal operations are performed sequentially on different areas of wheels, then the device complexity is low, but the loss of time increases due to sequential processing
Solution Approach 1:
The device ensures continuous useful action by having the first working station continuously perform deburring operations on outer rims and risers while the second working station simultaneously performs feeding and discharging. The rotating table maintains continuous motion to coordinate these operations, eliminating idle time and ensuring that valuable processing time is never wasted.
3Productivity
If a double-station working system is implemented, then the productivity increases through simultaneous operations, but the device complexity increases due to additional components and coordination mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The rotating table serves multiple functions: it supports workpieces during deburring operations, enables rotation of workpieces to different orientations, coordinates the timing between feeding/discharging and deburring operations, and provides a platform for both working stations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional specialized components.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs dynamic coordination where the rotating table continuously rotates to synchronize the position of workpieces with the operational cycles of both working stations. This dynamic adjustment allows the system to adapt to different operation sequences and maintain optimal productivity without rigid fixed-position mechanisms.
Data Source
AI summary
The disclosure discloses a double-station wheel deburring device consisting of two major systems. One is a wheel double-station exchange system responsible for feeding and discharging of two wheels, switching between a first working table and a second working table, switching between an upper station and a lower station, and rotation of the wheels. The other is a cutter feeding system responsible for feeding of a rim deburring blade, a riser deburring blade and brushes. The device can simultaneously remove burrs on outer rims, risers and valve holes of two wheels. Through the interactive double-station working tables, the feeding and discharging operation and the deburring operation are simultaneously carried out at separate stations. The device can be applied to deburring of wheels of different specifications. The disclosure also discloses a double-station wheel deburring method.